Any suggestion for a good material selection guide for valve

[vesselguy]

All,

My background is equipment stress analysis so I'm new to material selection and valve selection. So any help is appreciated.

Can anyone suggest a good book or some web site article that can help me select the materials for valves based on service condition? For example, I need to know what ball valve trim and seating to use for diluted bitumen and fuel gas, etc.

I also would like to learn more about valve components and their operation so I can be an effective and informed purchaser of valves.

Thanks.

 

[arunmrao]

Valve manufacturer's association in USA,UK and Australia will be a good place to begin with.Ofcourse for specific material related issues there are a number of experts in this forum. We too are engaged in manufacturing of valve castings and related component, but have very little knowledge about the application aspects.
Additionally ther is a valve engineering forum on this site,which you may find helpful.